Home Elevation Job Goes Bad as Wind Blows House Down

A Freeport, New York couple were celebrating the latest steps in rebuilding their Sandy-damaged home on November first when disaster struck them a second time: The small frame house, elevated on temporary cinderblock supports and awaiting a new foundation, was blown off the blocks and fell to the ground. Long Island News12 has the story: ("Sandy-damaged home collapses on Sportsman Avenue in Freeport").

"The couple says they put their entire savings into rebuilding their home, and Riedman did a lot of the work himself," the station reports. "He got some money from FEMA, but it was not even close to the amount that was needed to rebuild."